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AO3 filters are incredible. The show ended over a decade ago but you're only getting around to watching it now, and you want to avoid spoilers for later seasons? No worries; you can filter out anything posted/updated after a given air date. Don't want to see crossovers? Guess what -- you don't have to. Three clicks is all it takes to make them go away. ONLY want crossovers? They've got that option, too. In a hurry and only have a few minutes to read? Filter out everything over whatever word count you consider to be "too long." Absolutely can't stand this one character/trope/relationship? Exclude, exclude, exclude. And all they ask in return is that you tag your stuff properly. Incredible.

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I thought I was pretty hip to calling my reps but I’d never previously heard about speaking to a staffer in charge of a particular issue! Good tips in this post from Gordana Richardson:

“Advice (from a high-level staffer for a Senator) on contacting your representatives:

You should NOT be signing online petitions or emailing. They are essentially ignored or trashed. Instead…

YOU SHOULD MAKE 6 CALLS A DAY: 2 each (DC office and your local office) to your 2 Senators & your 1 Representative. Calls are what all the congresspeople pay attention to.

Every single day, the Senior Staff and the Senator get a report of the 3 most-called-about topics for that day at each of their offices (DC and local), and exactly how many people discussed said topics. They're also sorted by zip code and area code.

Republican callers generally outnumber Democrat callers 4-1; closer to 11-1 regarding hot-button issues. Congressmen who may be on the fence to vote with the their party can be swayed by call volume. In the last 8 years, Republicans have called, and Democrats haven't.

So, when you call:

A) When calling the DC office, ask for the Staff member in charge of the topic you're calling about ("Hi, I'd like to speak with the staffer in charge of Healthcare, please") — local offices won't always have specific ones, but they might. Record names of staffers you speak with. Don't leave a message if at all possible.

B ) Give them your zip code even if they don’t ask for it. Extra points if you live in a zip code that traditionally votes for them, since they'll want to make sure they get/keep your vote.

C) Make it personal if at all possible. "I voted for you in the last election and I'm worried/happy/whatever" "I'm a teacher, and I am appalled by Betsy DeVos," "As a single mother…" etc.”

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i love when chiyo is drawn like

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patience is such a compelling dynamic in relationships sorryyy it’s the peak of romance to me

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Begging Polin fans and Colin/Luke Newton fans who are trying to defend Luke in good faith to not acquiesce to this idea that he’s actually ugly or doesn’t fit beauty standards. Those fandoms are trying to gaslight you, and you are letting them. Don’t start your defense of him from a place of agreeing with them or letting them off the hook for trying to force the idea that Luke is ugly as an objective fact.

I see so many Polins act like we accidentally got a crush on Quasimodo because he has a good personality. Yes we like the character, we like the personality, the talent.

But Luke is literally Hot As Fuck. He is good looking. Start acting like it.

Remind people that we all have eyes, and even if attraction IS subjective, saying he’s ugly is ridiculous. Call it for what it is- jealousy, insecurity, pettiness, competitiveness.

He’s hot in character:

He’s hot out of character:

He’s hot in all seasons:

He was hired because he blends well with the siblings:

People are just weird about him, but it really has nothing to do with his looks and everything to do with their issues. That’s just a hot guy.

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jessica helgerson's kitchen, paris

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And when people are hungry and angry, they look for—Someone to blame. Quite right, Miss Elphaba.

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The Mentalist Brown Shag Carpet 7x12 Deleted Scene

Patrick Jane buying his shack/home and calling Teresa Lisbon. It's such a cute scene and was weirdly cut from the DVD edit but can be found now on streaming!

This is the first time I've ever added text to GIFs as well as a warmer filter!

Tagging under the cut:

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Phyllis Shafer (USA b. 1958) North Lake (2022) oil on linen 45.7 x x 51 cm https://www.phyllisshafer.com

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I wish age gap discourse hadn't spiraled the way it has because I want there to be a safe space to say "Men in their 40s who date 25 year olds aren't predators, they're just fucking losers"

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Other people already said it but sending immigrants to El Salvador is not a deportation but a kidnapping. Deportation is sending a person to their country of origin. This is something worse.

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i hate seeing people drink the openai/chatgpt koolaid 😭😭😭 genuinely feels like watching someone get seduced by scientology or qanon or something. like girl help it's not intelligent it's Big Autocomplete it's crunching numbers it's not understanding things i fuckign promise you. like ohhh my god the marketing hype fuckign GOT you

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yall. oh my god. so i just found out tamino amir (my original baz fancast) has a brother and. yall. thats baz pitch if i’ve ever seen him. like u just cannot disagree with me. that is baz pitch just like i’ve always imagined him (minus the crooked nose). life changing and im not even joking

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Casting a spell on you that makes you happy, by the way. Your day tomorrow will be pretty good. Something nice will happen, maybe.

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been playign creature walking sim

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Tragic. Tumblr user made a good point but was unnecessarily condescending about it. Will not be reblogging

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Embracing me ✨